Archive for July 27, 2009
Lahti welcomes World Masters Athletics Championships
Opening ceremonies were held tonight in a downtown square — with entertainers singing on a small outdoor stage as my bus from Helsinki arrived about 7:20 p.m. So I saw maybe 10 seconds of the hoohah, witnessed by hundreds of milling, standing age-groupers from around the world. Lahti has old and new areas, new signage […]
July 27, 2009
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Becky Sisley’s sparkling W70 season showcased by paper
Becky Sisley’s masters track career is long and storied. But now that she’s 70, she’s really capturing reporter imaginations (while rewriting the record book). The latest news blast appeared yesterday in her hometown Eugene Register-Guard, which put her on the sports front page. It even glossed over her current role as active athletes rep on […]
July 27, 2009
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